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Sri Venkateswara Green Power Projects Limited (SV Green), a Green Energy subsidiary company of Hyderabad-based Nettlinx, collaborating with two Japanese companies, will set up “ SVGreen 12 MW Waste to Energy

Even though Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) had promised the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court that it would supply required amount of coal to Mahagenco, it has reneged on its promise. Mahagenco is forced to import coal

In Karnataka, which is India’s top solar state, 970 MW of grid-connected solar photovoltaic (PV) projects have been saved from tariff dispute. This situation arose after the procurers and power traders could not arrive at a mutually agreed tariff

The renewable energy school under NB Institute for Rural Technology (NBIRT), headed by solar power expert S P Gon Chaudhuri, has come up with a prototype of an integrated machine that will store solar power in water for 24 hours.

Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) proposes to make a fresh attempt for coal blocks and is in the process of applying to the Union ministry of coal seeking allocation of a coal block, outside Goa, under the government route or captive route.

To decrease the downtime and improve life of thermal power plant boilers, a professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar has developed a coating composition that is resistant to both erosion and corrosion.

The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has extended the bid submission deadline to set up 10 GW of ISTS connected solar PV power projects linked with 3 GW (per annum) of solar manufacturing capacity for the fourth time.

Billionaire Dilip Shanghvi’s Sun Petrochemicals Pvt. Ltd is planning to enter the power generation business, two company executives aware of the development said. Sun Petrochemicals through its affiliate Sun Oil and Natural Gas

Solar Power Developers Association (SPDA) is pressing for removal of Rs 2.6 per unit tariff cap to generate adequate response for 1,200 MW hybrid auction. The auction scheduled for October 26 was postponed till November 14.

NLC is likely to take over two thermal units with a total capacity of 1200MW belonging to the Centre-managed IL&FS Tamil Nadu Power Company Limited situated in Cuddalore district. The bail-out comes in the wake of IL&FS facing a financial crisis.

That a large part of NTPC’s reported under-recoveries of Rs210 crore in Q2FY19 was due to unavailability of coal exacerbated the coal supply crisis in the country. The company had reported Rs 1,400 crore of under-recovery in FY18

Domestic cooking gas LPG prices have been hiked by over Rs 2 per cylinder after the government increased the commission paid to LPG dealers. A 14.2-kg subsidised LPG cylinder in Delhi will now cost Rs 507.42

To reduce the alarming high pollution levels in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR), the Transport Department, Delhi Government has banned the entry of medium and heavy-duty trucks and goods carriers from entering the Delhi for three nights starting 8th November 2018.

Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to receive a container vessel in Varanasi, on the banks of the Ganga, on Nov. 12—a first for the nation’s inland waterways—India may have lost an opportunity to operate boats that run on cleaner fuel.

Fuel rates continued to dip further on Friday. The revised rates of petrol and diesel in Delhi stood at Rs 78.06 per litre (decrease by 15 paise per litre) and Rs 72.74 per litre (decrease by 15 paise per litre) respectively.

Close on the heels of awarding 86 geographical areas (GAs) under the 9th round of city gas distribution (CGD) licensing, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) on Thursday launched the 10th round offering 50 GAs.

Indian Railways to get infrastructure leg-up soon! Several stretches of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) of Indian Railways are expected to open by early next year, resulting in huge capacity augmentation on the national transporter

The suburban network on the Central Railway is set to get a fourth corridor on November 11. According to an internal notification issued by Central Railway (Mirror has the copy of the notification) on November 8, 2018,

Indian Railways am, the Western Railway`s (WR), has announced that long distance services on the Ahmedabad and New Delhi sectors were severely disrupted after two wagons of a goods train caught fire, with services resuming after 12 hours, officials said here on Friday.

Differences over cost-sharing for the metro 11 project planned as an extension of Metro 4 from Wadala to GPO south can cause a delay, Times of India has reported. The Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) prefers an underground metro line.

India will be closely following the developments following an agreement between China and Myanmar on Thursday to develop a multi-billion dollar deep sea port in Kyaukpyu on the coast of Bay of Bengal, third in India’s neighbourhood.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a Multi-Modal Terminal on River Ganga in Varanasi on Monday. Modi will also receive the first consignment of containers moving on the Ganga from Kolkata to Varanasi